Where does “húsvétvasárnap” come from?

húsvétvasárnap (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vasárnap, from Hungarian vásár, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

húsvétvasárnap (Hungarian): Easter Sunday

Definitions

  1. Easter Sunday

Ancestry of “húsvétvasárnap”, step by step

húsvétvasárnap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vasárnap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvasárnapon Sunday; Sunday
2Hungarianvásárfair, market; sale, bargain
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Hungarian húsvét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianhúsvétEaster
2Hungarianvétto wrong someone, to do wrong to someone; to...
3Proto-Uralicwettä-to throw, fling, toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Hungarian vásár →